Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-05
GENERAL MARKERS.
Produce and Proyisions,

ST. LOUIS, MO-, May 4.-Flour-Firm and
better grades in demand; higher. Wheat
Higher, under sharp demand from shorts,
stronger cables and demand else = here; top
sales were not maintained, b It close was firm
at advances of &c for May, &c for June, l%c
for balance; No 2 red cash 246S5c; May $40
S4A, closing at S43Sc; June S4%@642Ic,
closing at SAC; July S02s0Sl2sc, closiog at
81Hci August S0240Sl26c, closing at size bid;
higher and firm, but dull cash 366371zc; way
354c bid; June $3.50 bid; July 371& @372[c,
closing at S75sc; Oats very dull 80 and
non 5-, unEc IH cash 29%e;
Cornmeal itm and active at 81 OO62 O5. Whisky
eady at 81 ID. Provisions dull and weak,
SIC 90. Laid Sc 7O06 IS. Dry salt meats, boxed
shoulders SIS 671s; long clears s. 10; clear
ST So short clears ST 700S 90. Bacon, boxed
lOts-Shouloers Sc l566 80; long clears and
short clear ribs S. 1O68 %; short clears IS $50
90 Hams Sll 50014 90. Afternoon board
Wheat higher; May S431c; June S45S@8zc;
July 6la0e1zSc; August Sl5G8l&; corn quiet
and steady; oats dull.
feeling ipreValling on change when trading
opened this morning and prices were CORES
pondingly higher. June wheat opened firm at
S31Sc and quickly advanced to S41c under brisk
local buyers. Same option in corn opened
37%c and sold freely at 40c In the provision
pit there were only few small lots for sale at
prices. Lard was little more freely offered
than RIBS at unchanged prices. An early ad-
vance to s45sc for June wheat was caused
by heavy purchases made by irwin,
all that was offered. On the upturn the
houses named are alleged to have taken in
fully two million bushels. Several times
during the first two hours Of the session June
sold up to S4zsc. Temper of local crowd being
strong on general principles as much as on
any special news. There were those who ex-
pected decline to-day, basing this belief on
the tip that was permitted to leak out from
certain houses largely interested 10 the mar
ket, but, as it is quite generally known, these
houses are daily Increasing their lines of long
wheat The tip was looked upon as unreliable
and the crowd therefore refrained from rush
ing in to sell lot of stuff that, 1t is claimed,
the bull clique was waiting for an opportunity
to buy. The market held steady and cl, sed for
the day at S47z@S45sc for June, while July was
held at &c discount. The amount Of
WI eat OF ocean passage increased to
board aggregated $4,000 bushels of wheat
Corn-Market ruled firm owing to light receipts
and the strength shown in corn. Trading, how
ever, was light Pork nOminally unchanged.
Lard and sh TT ribs ruled little frmer early,
but closed about the sd as yesterday. Lead
Ing futures closed as follows: Wheat, No 2,
August S315 as31l,. Corn, No. 2, May $50 0381&c;
June 397S040c; July 4l5sc; August 425Sc. Mess
perk-May and June s23 90; Iard-May SIS IS;
June Sc 92z; July 81 021l; August 81 l21z; short
August 81 674z. Cash quotations: Flour quiet
and unchanged; No 2 spring wheat s214 682Hc;
No red SIG; No. corn $500. Mess pork
S23 %. Lard Sc IS. Short ribs sides Qoose)
81 40; dry saited shoulders (bo ed) s. 90G6 co.;
short clear sides (boXed) 81 9O@7 80
NEW YOBK, May 4-Flour-Market strong.
Wheat-S rot lots 3a9%c and options 3z014c
higher, closing steady, with reaction of 1463Ic:
short trading active; speculation quite brisk !;
spot No. red 954696Hc at store and elevator;
MAY, 81 u-l6S954c, closed at 95Hc; June,
| closed at 94cx; August 923lGs34c, closed at
9Sc. CoIn-Spot let's firm and quiet: options
shade better, closing steady speculation light;
spot No. 2 Asa at elevator; May 4S@4S1Sc,
kclosed 4sHc; June 4sx64S2<c, clos
| ing at 4s7Gc: July AK @49Hc,
closing at 1890; August 511a650x, closing
at 6e5Sc. Cofee-Sales 10000 bags; fair Rio
firm at SIS 80; options higher and fairly active
l May SIS 90; June $l4 s5Gl6 05; July